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Gregory FCA Acquires New York-Based PR Firm Affect
CommPRO Editorial Staff Gregory FCA, one of the 50 largest PR firms in the nation, announced today that it has acquired New York-based Affect, a B2B public relations and marketing firm with almost 20 years of experience serving technology, healthcare, and professional services clients. Affect’s Founder and President Sandra Fathi will take on the role of…
Read MoreThe Growing Threat of Deepfakes to Brand and Executive Reputation
Alex Romero, COO, Constella Intelligence Fake viral videos, images, and audio clips that appear indiscernibly real are catching public attention in a myriad of ways, as bad actors look to intentionally damage reputations or impersonate key individuals to obtain sensitive data or influence public opinion. Known as a “deepfake,” a portmanteau of “deep learning” and…
Read MoreIP Expert Offers Top 10 Investment Opportunities & Industry Trends for 2021
CommPRO Editorial Staff JiNan Glasgow George, recognized worldwide for her expertise in intellectual property, has offered her outlook on the Top 10 Investment Opportunities and Industry Trends for 2021. Her analytics offer a snapshot of what’s going on with patent activity and offers a forecast on what companies are developing, offering keen insight new products…
Read MoreGOP Impeachment Debate Speeches: Ignoring The History, The Facts And The Crime
Author’s Note: This is the 17th in a series of occasional political columns that I’ll be writing for CommPRO.biz until Inauguration Day, January 20. Previously, I wrote 17 political columns leading up to Election Day. FYI: My first public relations job was with a political firm, where I worked on local, statewide and presidential campaigns. In this column…
Read MoreThe Role of PR In Stopping The Spread of Misinformation
Danielle Ruckert, Account Director at Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications Fake news is all around us, from disinformation related to election security to misinformation about effects of the COVID-19 vaccine. As PR professionals, every one of us in this industry has a responsibility to adhere to the highest standards of accuracy and truth in advancing the…
Read MoreTechnicorum Holdings Partners with BitAngels Investor Network to Host Second Virtual Singapore Chapter Event
Virtual Event: Sept. 24th – 25th
Read MoreBob Pearson Announces the Launch of The Next Practice — A Founder-Driven Collective of Firms
Bob Pearson, Founder & Chair at The Next Practice Group Changing times lead to new mindsets and models. Technology is relentlessly evolving our patterns of content consumption, our ability to harness data to gain new insights and democratizing our ability to build new platforms, tools and techniques. COVID-19 is reminding us that talent is borderless. Global…
Read MoreCyber Threats Don’t Require Sensationalism
Claire Umeda, Vice President of Marketing, 4iQ If it bleeds, it leads. As news media has evolved, this adage remains true. And it’s no surprise – fearmongering has historically worked in drawing attention. In the cyberworld specifically, many vendors rely on this tactic, but so do cybercriminals. Currently, bad actors are exploiting the uncertainty surrounding…
Read MoreThe Pursuit to Key IT Technologies with CompTIA 220-1001 Exam and the Weight of Using Exam Dumps
CommPRO Editorial Staff With the vast majority of companies adopting various IT technologies for the effectiveness and efficiency of their businesses, the call for competent professionals is on the rise. Key individuals who are equipped with the right skills and comprehensive knowledge are the top priority of employers. And if you want to earn a…
Read MoreWhat Communicators Need to Know: Media Relations During COVID-19
Sandra Fathi, President, Affect When a major disaster hits, whether it’s COVID-19 or another event that puts people, property and businesses in peril, it’s often difficult to understand the best path forward to approaching the media. Although companies may have information or announcements that can benefit the public, there is a sensitive line between providing helpful…
Read MoreMarketing in 2020: Trust, Relevance, and Regulation
Amanda Bohne, Chief Marketing Officer, AppNeta Earning the trust of prospects is the greatest challenge facing marketers today, bar none. Sure, consumer data is abundant given the many channels brands use to interact with their target customers. But this information is also held at a premium, with consumers being more discerning than ever about the…
Read MoreWe Use FinTech Everday Without Knowing It
Wendy Glavin, Founder & CEO, Wendy Glavin Agency Every year, companies like Deloitte, Gartner and IDC, and publications like Forbes, net magazine, Wired, Fast Company and others track and analyze technology trends. Throughout the last several years, cloud computing, data analytics, AR, VR, blockchain, the Internet of Things, AI, ML, digitization, data privacy, cybersecurity and…
Read MoreUnbound Tech Selects Affect to Lead Public Relations in North America
CommPRO Editorial Staff Affect, a public relations and social media agency specializing in technology, healthcare and professional services, was selected by Unbound Tech, the leading provider of multi-party computation based cryptography platform for enterprises, for public relations services. As the agency of record, Affect is responsible for implementing and executing targeted communications campaigns to increase brand…
Read MoreWith Global Alliance, an International Network of Tech Public Relations Agencies, Launches
Founding Members include Affect (North America), With (UK), WEdge (China), Ideosphere (India), Bold (Singapore) CommPRO Editorial Staff Affect, a public relations agency specializing in technology, healthcare and professional services, and European tech PR and marketing agency With, announced today the creation of a global network of technology public relations agencies, the With Global Alliance. The With Global Alliance is launching…
Read MoreTalking Tech 2019: Year in Review
Wendy Glavin, Founder & CEO, Wendy Glavin Agency When I look back on the year, I’d never anticipate how eye-opening 2019 was. For me, January was about deciphering all the questions about artificial intelligence (AI). Most notably, the fear of robots taking over our jobs and machines becoming super intelligent. Nearly a year later, the debate…
Read More7 Ways Blockchain Will Improve Digital Marketing and Advertising
Katrina Fernandez, SEO Specialist If you think blockchain is only about currency, you’re missing out. Here are seven ways blockchain will improve your marketing and advertising. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Blockchain is normally associated with cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, but it has much broader applications. The ability to verify both parties in a transaction and make…
Read MoreGovernment and Industry Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Leaders Highlight Two-Day ‘Future of Money’ Symposium at the Schar School
Speakers from Around the World Explore New Technologies, Innovative Uses, and Public Policy Issues for Digital Currency CommPRO Editorial Staff The rapidly expanding fields of blockchain and cryptocurrencies will be examined in depth by policymakers, industry executives, and academic leaders during an international, two-day symposium at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.…
Read More‘In A Car with IPR!’ Featuring Marcia Distaso, University of Florida
In A Car with IPR is a new video series by the Institute for Public Relations where we get to know some of the leaders in the public relations industry. We find out what makes them tick, talk to them about research, and ask them to look into their crystal ball to see what’s in store…
Read MoreDr. Richard Ford – Forcepoint (VIDEO)
Video Overview The first thing that comes to mind when you think ‘cybersecurity’ is stopping anything bad from happening to your private information or hackers getting into your computer. But, in order to protect yourself, and your company from cyberattacks and hackers, it may actually take more than the latest technology as human behavior plays…
Read MoreThe Era of Self-Regulation for Online Companies is Over
Richard S. Levick, Esq., Chairman & CEO, LEVICK There is always a canary in the coal mine when the present becomes prologue – an incident so clear in the rear view mirror, but missed in real time, that if only we were paying closer attention, we would have known what’s coming next. It happened in 1999…
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